moved periodic timer control from main.cpp to rclmain_w.cpp

src/qtgui/main.cpp

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: main.cpp,v 1.73 2008-12-17 08:01:40 dockes Exp $
 #endif
 
 #include <qtextcodec.h> 
-#include <qthread.h>
 #include <qtimer.h>
+#include <qthread.h>
 #include <qmessagebox.h>
 #include <qcheckbox.h>
 #include <qcombobox.h>
@@ -372,13 +372,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     // after mainWindow->show() , else the QMessageBox above never
     // returns.
     app.connect(&app, SIGNAL(lastWindowClosed()), &app, SLOT(quit()));
-    QTimer *timer = new QTimer(&app);
-    mainWindow->connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), 
-			mainWindow, SLOT(periodic100()));
-    timer->start(100);
     app.connect(&app, SIGNAL(aboutToQuit()), mainWindow, SLOT(close()));
 
+    // Start the indexing thread. It will immediately go to sleep waiting for 
+    // something to do.
     start_idxthread(*rclconfig);
+
     if (op_flags & OPT_q) {
 	SSearch::SSearchType stype;
 	if (op_flags & OPT_o) {
@@ -393,9 +392,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	mainWindow->sSearch->searchTypCMB->setCurrentItem(int(stype));
 	mainWindow->
 	    sSearch->setSearchString(QString::fromLocal8Bit(question.c_str()));
-	// The 200 ms are a hack to jump over the first db close by 
-	// periodic100()... 
-	QTimer::singleShot(200, mainWindow->sSearch, SLOT(startSimpleSearch()));
+	QTimer::singleShot(0, mainWindow->sSearch, SLOT(startSimpleSearch()));
     }
     //    fprintf(stderr, "Go\n");
     // Let's go

src/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp

@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ void RclMain::init()
     spellform = 0;
     m_idxStatusAck = false;
 
+    periodictimer = new QTimer(this);
+
     (void)new HelpClient(this);
     HelpClient::installMap(this->name(), "RCL.SEARCH.SIMPLE");
 
@@ -260,6 +262,10 @@ void RclMain::init()
     connect(catgBGRP, SIGNAL(clicked(int)), this, SLOT(catgFilter(int)));
     if (prefs.catgToolBar && catgCMB)
 	connect(catgCMB, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(catgFilter(int)));
+    connect(periodictimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(periodic100()));
+    // Start timer on a slow period (used for checking ^C). Will be
+    // speeded up during indexing
+    periodictimer->start(1000);
 
 #if (QT_VERSION < 0x040000)
     nextPageAction->setIconSet(createIconSet("nextpage.png"));
@@ -470,9 +476,13 @@ void RclMain::toggleIndexing()
     if (idxthread_getStatus() == IDXTS_NULL) {
 	// Indexing in progress
 	stop_indexing();
+        periodictimer->stop();
+        periodictimer->start(1000);
 	fileToggleIndexingAction->setText(tr("Update &Index"));
     } else {
 	start_indexing(false);
+        periodictimer->stop();
+        periodictimer->start(100);
 	fileToggleIndexingAction->setText(tr("Stop &Indexing"));
     }
     fileToggleIndexingAction->setEnabled(FALSE);

src/qtgui/rclmain_w.h

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ private:
     UIPrefsDialog  *uiprefs;
     ConfIndexW     *indexConfig;
     SpellW         *spellform;
+    QTimer         *periodictimer;
 
     vector<TempFile>  m_tempfiles;
     map<QString, int> m_stemLangToId;